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Si k . i P E 0) "H O T! V MB KE9 WW ni S3 h m h 22 (S3 eg V2Z3 y H 1 -a 4 stP-W JiCTi 1 H , j 1 " HI! L, MRS. ".RACE PLYBON, Correspondent Chas. Finley entered the Bry I an Memorial hospital on Sat . urday and is to have an opera ' tion soon. Mr. Earl Horton is taking his work at the store j threat to river navigation. The j ever-shifting condition of the channel presented new problems on every excursion. ! , A3 an early Sioux City editor wrote, "Of all the variable j things in creation the most un- : ertain are the action of a jury. 1 the state of woman's mind, and the condition of the Missouri River." The shifting sandbars pro- I vided a particularly ominous while he is away. Mrs. Rea Roach went to Chi cago early this week where her husband is employed. If they continue to live there, her son, Dick Apt, will join them in the summer. Ed Bornemeier is spending some time at the Bryan Hospi tal for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. James Liston of Evergreen, Cclo., are the par ents of a daughter born recent ly. She has been named Mar garet Rose. They now have four girls. Mr. and Mrs. Lashley and baby have moved from the place south of town into the home of Mr. Oscar Turner, and win laKe care 01 mm m nis in- riVer steamers ness. Mrs. i,asniey has oeen a : pierced nurse ana ner nusoana is word ing on the roads. Mrs. Ella Boyles received a beautiful robe as a gift from . her brother, John McFalL who i lives in Ontario. Oregon. I Mrs. C. A. Bronn is recuperat- ing at her home after her illness I of last week. I At the Sunday morning ser vice at the Methodist church, j j John Edson. the little son of j Dr. and "Mrs. Howard Liston, was baptized by the pastor. Rev. C. E. Wilcox. The four grand- I parents and other relatives i were present for the christen ! ing. The Royals Neighbor ladies ; met at the home of Mrs. Emily Gonzales on Friday afternoon for a party, honoring Mrs. Roy Sterner, who is to move to Mphrn fitv in thp npar fu ture. A covered dish luncheon u"uu? "i'1"scu was enjoyed, and Mrs. Sterner ; -re nt necessarily those of this wns nrerented with a clastic urwapctpti ' puui avoiaea uiem wnere ever j possible. All to frequently, how- j the pilot had to get the boat i across as best he could. j With luck and skill he could jump or 'grasshopper" the boat j over the bar. Occasionally, ' though, the craft would become mired so deeply that his only recourse was to unload the freight and drag the boat from its moorings by sheer human force. Now and then even the passengers had to man the tow lines. Particularly dangerous were fallen trees lodged in the chan nel. To strike a large one head on meant certain disaster be cause the frail bottoms of the were easily It is little wonder, then, that a pilot skilled and responsible enough to guide a boat along the Missouri commanded top pay for his time as well as be ing a man of high standing on the river. After ail, men's lives as well as their property were entrusted to his care. Unicameral News Echoes By Bernie Camp Information Director Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation . (Unicameral Echoes is made available through the cooper ation of your local newspaper and the Nebraska Farm Bureau an enviable position to be in. Many farmers and others in sist that they cannot stand the burden of additional taxation, that property is already bear ing an important share of the tax load and can hardly be ex pected to assume more. This view is opposed to giving the State Highway Department new taxes or fees; at least until some method is worked out to assure that the revenues of the department are wisely spent and administered, until taxpay ers can be assured that "every dollar spent is a dollar in road value received." Those following this line of thinking point out that there has been a steady and consist ent increase in motor vehicle ownership, and consequently a steady and consistent increase in motor vehicle registration fees and gasoline tax revenues. Furthermore, the proponents of this view maintain that the highway department has grown to the point where the stage of the "tail wagging the dog" is fast being approached. They maintain that the highway de partment incorporates such functions as the department of irrigation, the division of mo tor vehicles registration, and the State Safety Patrol, which are not rightly activities of the highway department, but should be separate departments or transferred to divisions of the state government to which they are more closely allied. Arguing for highway funds to are adequate if used through . highway funds. These states da planned development and1 not have to "mortgage their maintenance of present state j future" to realize a super high highways. : way program. Furthermore, many farmers ! Farmers are realistic sort of are aware that farm commodity folk and understand the value prices have fallen off from their peaks, while the prices of things they buy have not come down correspondingly. They see that added taxation and license costs may become burdensome as normalcy is reached. If prices of farm products should ap proach those of the thirties, they feel that a multi -million dollar highway program would become an almost unbearable of a dollar, particularly a dol lar when farm prices are not at boom levels. They realize that an added load of $10,000, 000 to $15,000,000 a year for highway and road purposes will mean an added $10 to $15 a year in- taxes for each man, woman, and child in the state. The 1940 population in Nebras ka, according to the Nebraska Blue Book, was 1,315,834 per burden on a state which is pri- j sons; and this figure is even marily agricultural. Farm folk generally do not quarrel with the desirability of having a system of super high ways, but they cannot see how such a system is to be paid for when no one is able to forsee the economic conditions of the next twenty years. Back in the thirties many a Nebraska farm family desired a new car. but not seeing how they could pay for it. they decided to repair the old car and keep it gcing. Some folk view the Governor highway program as one of hindsight rather than foresight. They maintain that the time to have planned for super high ways would have been in 1941, at the beginning of the war. No one could then have object ed seriously to setting up taxes to go into a special highway surplus fund for building high ways and roads when "more be wisely spent and administer- miles of road could be built for ed, these farm and other groups each dollar spent." A number cf tablecloth, books were given to the children, and a rattle to the baby. Mrs. Jicka and family will move into the house owned by the Roy Sterners. Her father and mother who spent the win ter with them have returned to Lincoln. Mrs. Earl Elliot and Mrs. Ger trude Davis were Lincoln vis itors on Saturday, gong by train. Mr. Elliot is now employ ed at Ashland. Where to Get the Taxes The Senators in Nebraska's Unicameral legislature are sin cerely puzzled as to where they are going to find the revenue to meet the costs of state gov ernment. Most of the Senators have an interest in keeping tax increases within limits; how ever, they are beginning now to question whether or not the costs of government can be met without some increase in taxes. The State Highway Depart Mr. and Mrs. Moomey had for , ment and the Governor's high week end guests her nephew, u-ay .program seem to present Mr. Box and a gentleman friend, j the knottiest revenue problem from Winatoon, Nebraska. The for the lawmakers. The high nephew is a son of Arthur Box, ; way department claims i t s a former resident of this com- highway balances are as bare munity. Mrs. Emily Gonzales is at home after spending several weeks at the home cf her sister, Mrs. Mills, near Murdock. P. N. G. Circle met at their hall on Thursday evening with Mrs. Ralph Creamer and Miss Maud Creamer as hostesses. Mrs. Marion Peterson and children. Dale and Sharon of Logan, Utah, visited this week Mrs. Howard at the home of Pool. The ladies were friends while attending the University of Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Vaiden Vette of Lincoln are the parents of a sen born March Eth. He has been named Bradley Gordon. The mother is the former Donna Vee Parish. Eastern Star members met for quilting at the home cf Mrs. Melvin Miller on Wednesday. A pleasant gathering was held at the home of Mrs. Douglas and Mrs. Gerbeling on Thurs day, honoring Mrs. F. E. Sala of Kirkland, near Seattle, Washington. A one o'clock cov ered dish luncheon was enjoyed rT7 nir.pfppr lorlioc tViii hcinor as many as could come, of the ones who had formerly worked with her in the Methodist church when her husband was pastor. Rev. Sala was also well known throughout eastern Ne braska when he was the first field representative for Bryan Memorial hospital. At the close of the luncheon, Mrs. Sala read a number of her favorite poems and gave a short talk of appre ciation. Mrs. Davis of Missouri is visit ing at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lyle. tumbling past eastern Nebraska, was as changeable as it was treacherous. Snags and sand bars met on one trip ciild not be depended upon to be in the same place on the next. TheJ NEBRASKA as Mother Hubbard's proverbial cupboard of nursery ryhme fame. The department claims it will have no funds for new con struction unless the legislature meets its requests for increases in tax income through increas ed license fees and gasoline taxes. The Senators would feel more at ease certainly if someone came up with an answer that could satisfy all taxpayers and the state government depart ments. The Unicameral is plac ed more or less in the position of being in the middle of two strongly opposed points of view; and to the Senators that is not fun jCteicHe at home with your VICTOR LITE-WEIGHT 16mm SOUND MOTION PICTURE PROJECTOR Now you can enjoy your fa vorite movies right in your own home! Thrill to sports and ad venture films enjoy the great variety of cartoons and come dies. The Lite-Weight is priced at only $375.00. We will gladly furnish film information and continuoos projector service. A& for a FREE Home Demonstration by IAKSS & OLSON, SuperiiteJet:t (TATE K1STOBICAL SOCIETY The fame of Mark Twain's Mississippi River steamboat pi lots has tended to obscure somewhat the equally exciting exploits of their counterparts on the Missouri. Indeed, in manv respecta, the job of a pilot on the Missouri was more danger ous and called for greater skill and judgment than did the same work, on the Father of Waters. For the muddy Missouri, Also Revere, Eastman, Ar gus, Bell and Howell, and other popular makes. CHRISWISER STUDIOS Dial 226 121 Main St. riattsmouih feel, calls for a business man ager to head the highway de partment, relieving the state engineer of responsibility for determing how funds are spent and giving him more time to devote to the engineering phas- ; es of highway construction and maintenance. These groups point to glaring examples of highway department misman- , agement. For one thing, the 1 $700,000 state highway testing laboratory at the south edge of Lincoln is cited, pointing out that the funds going into this building could have gone into highway construction. This building became the cause of a legislative investigation during the 1947 session, and caused the legislature to impose a $100,000 maximum limitation on struc tures the highway department might erect without legislative ; approval. These groups do not. argue the need for such a building, but the manner in which it was acquired, feeling that such a building should have been erected through a separate legislative appropria tion. Defenders of the highway de partment have blamed county commissioners for fine federal aid and county highways which "begin nowhere and end no where." A number of these in stances have been cited in test imony before legislative com mittees, particularly a stretch near Dunbar and another near Prague. The money spent on these roads, those testifying aver, could better have been spent gravelling some of the dirt roads in those areas; and they have been told they should see their county commissioners because these roads are their responsibility. As a matter of fact, in those cases where fed eral matching funds were in volved in such county road con struction, the state highway de , partment had first to give its approval of the project before federal money was allotted for the construction. Farmers opposing the high way program are not against road construction, but they do question which should be first: the providing of roads for rural areas of the states so that cit izens can get to market; or the building of through super-highways so that tourists and through traffic can speed across Nebraska at 70 miles an hour, buying a minimum of gasoline in the state, and spending as little as possible with the bus iness men and merchants who pay the taxes in Nebraska. Roads Main Interest The necessity for adequate farm-to-market roads has been emphasized this Spring where the heavy snows of the past winter have melted. Roads in some sections of the state which are not hard-surfaced are al most "bottomless," according to reports from farmers. Even some gravel roads have become "churned up" and rutted. Farmers oppose the Gover nor's multi-million dollar twenty-year highway program be cause the burden of paying for these highways would fall on farmers through increased tax ation and license costs. That in crease in taxation, farmers feel, would be reflected not only in their state tax bill, but also in local taxes; for the recommen dations of the Governor's pro gram suggest increased local taxes to build "feeders" to the state highway system. The Governor's road program would increase, rather than les sen, the mileage of road to be maintained locally; and would take away some state help to . local road building which has been available in the past. inese are the reasons, many farmers feel that road funds al ready available should be used more efficiently and wisely. They feel that present funds states did this, and are not now experiencing the highway prob lems of Nebraska, because they have an excellent surplus in Complete Stock Farm Seeds to f . Meet your wants, at Reasonable Prices. BARTLING'S NEBRASKA CITY 77 Years Opera tion in Southeast Nebraska. smaller today. If the average Nebraska family numbers four persons, that is an added tax of S0 to $60 a year per family; and this is important money in times when farm prices are low. Really the per family figure should be much higher because the mam support for roads comes from automobile license fees and gasoline taxes, and many city folk do not own auto mobiles. We Stand Corrected It has been called to our at tention that in the UNICAM ERAL ECHO dealing with "Who Pays the Taxes?" the example used, an imaginary Richard Jones, somehow became trans posed to "Smith" before the story finished. Also "Jones" to tal tax was figured erroneously. $423.23 in real and property taxes, and $138.01 in real prop erty, does not total $541.21. This last figure should have read $561.24. A "4" was erroneously struck for a "6" on the type written original material. The weekly, daily, and hourly tax figures were correct. SWEET CLOVER SEED at prices $9.80 to $13.20 per bushel BARTLING'S West Central Avenue Phone 37 NEBRASKA CITY THE PLATTSmOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEN! I-WEEKLY JOURNAL Thursday, March 17, 1949. PAGE FIVE Suf2SJi-buL CHICKS (Bred Quite Similar to Hybrid Com) for Triple Thrifty Layers 1. LAY LIKE CRAZY Bushels of rrs with less feed. 2. BIG WHITE EGGS rnlform. market topping quality. 3. KOt'GIIIXG ABILITY Io hetler undel sirraep farm conditions- LIMITED SUPPLY Orders booked In or der received. See us BOW. Super-Lines are "out of this world" In oar opinion for creater health, vitality and for heavy production of bis, white res under ordinary farm conditions. Come In and ask us about Super-Line chicks or write us today. When in Plattsmouth stop at the CASE PRODUCE Case assures you of Chicks and Supplies you will like. You are always welcome at the Ashlan d Hat cilery "The Home of WILD'S Quality Chicks" Ph one 82 Ashland, Nebr. FEDERAL HYBRID SEED CORN proven a good pro ducer in this part of Nebraska BARTLING'S NEBRASKA CITY OPEN POLLINATED WHITE CORN Otoe County Grown Brome Grass, Red Top Grass, Canary Grass, Alfalfa, Red Clover, Alsike, Lespedeza NITRAGIN INOCULATION BLUE GRASS SEED 75c lb. EDWARD BARTLING SEED CO. NEBRASKA CITY SI 4 CM EWRi 3LivY'pl'RIB CifS HEAVY-DUTY H1CH RACK TRUCK MooV 6419 761-inch Wh'bow Moximuni C.V.W. 16.000 lb. HEAVY-DUTY STAKE TRUCK Mode 4708 737-inch Whoebo Moximum G.V.W. 12,500 lb. 4 on ftlhie jdb ! HEAVY-DUTY CAB-AND-CHASS1S with Boffer'i Body Madw 4403 767-inch Wh.(boi Maximum C.V.W. 72.530 lb. HEAVY-DUTY CAB-ANO-CHASSIS with Dump body Mod; 6403 76!-in:h Wheefbaw Moxinun G.V.W. 16,000 lb. HEAVY-DUTY TRATO 6703 137-inct-. WWboje ,mum G.V.W. 16,000 fb. Right on the job day after day because they're tough, and ruggedly built. : . . Right on the job all of the time with a model to meet every hauling need! In every State in the Union, more Chev rolet trucks were sold last year than any other make. That's because Chevrolet can offer power with economy . . . strength with convenience . . . and duty-proved dependability combined in a variety of models to meet every need ... up to 16,000 lb. Gross Vehicle Weight! Keep in mind, too, that Chevrolet Heavy Duty Trucks alone offer you 3-Way Thrift low cost operation, low cost upkeep and the lowest list prices in the entire truck field! Choose Chevrolet Trucks for Transportation Unlimited ! look of all these Extra-Value Featuresi 4-Spaed Synchro-Msh Transmitt'ion Splinad Rsor Axl Huh Connection load-Mottar Valvswin-Hoad Engine Tho Cab thai "SroafW Ths FlKl-Mouna Cab Uniwold, all-l Con. slrucMon Now, Heavier Springs Fwll-flooting Hypoid Rear Axles Hydrovac Power Brakes Wide Base Wheels Knfmg and Venfilofing Syji optional a eslra corf. HEAVY-DUTY CAS-AND-CHAS SIS with Refute Body Model 6403 767-indi WWboss Maximum G.V.W. 16,000 lb. OFFICIAL REGISTRATIONS PROVE THERE ARE MORE CHEVROLET TRUCKS IN USE THROUGHOUT IKE NATION THAN ANT OTHER MAKE! HEAVt-OUTY STAKE TRUCK Model 6409 761-iech Wheefoaie Maximum G.V.W. 16,000 lb. The Chevrolet truck line includet scoret of itandard models: panelt; ttoket; mck-upt; plat forms. In addition, a wide rarh. ery of cab-over -engine and conventional chant and cab, or chaws for special equipment and special bodte for your hauling needi. built by retabie manu facturers, are ovaiiatie. HEAVY-DUTY CAB-AND-CHASSIS with Kerr i aerator Body Model 6403 761-inch WheeftxiJe Meximvm C.V.W. 16,000 lb. (2 607 1st Avenue Plattsmouth